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A REVISION OF THE NEARCTIC SPECIES OF TELEAS LATREILLE (HYMENOPTERA, PROCTOTRUPOIDEA, SCELIONIDAE)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Michael J. Sharkey
Michael J. Sharkey
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, Macdonald College of McGill University, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec H9X 1C0
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Abstract

Nine species are recognized, of which six are new to science: Teleas crassifemur ♂, T. neptuni ♀ ♂, T. niger ♂, T. punctifrons ♀ ♂, T. terricola ♀, and T. villus ♂. The three previously described species which are retained in the genus Teleas, viz. T. lineaticeps Ashmead, T. pallidipes Ashmead and T. sibiricus Kieffer, are redescribed. Females of T. lineaticeps and T. pallidipes are described for the first time. All other Nearctic species listed by Muesebeck (1979) under Teleas are presently transferred to the genus Trimorus Foerster (subfam. Teleasinae) (all new combinations): Trimorus americanus (Ashmead), T. coxalis (Ashmead), T. harringtoni nom. nov. (= Teleas canadensis Harrington nec Acolus canadensis Ashmead), and T. mandibularis (Ashmead). T. sibiricus Kieffer is the only member of the genus known to have Holarctic distribution.

A key to the females and males of Nearctic Teleas and a key to Nearctic genera of Teleasinae are presented.

Résumé

Neuf espèces sont étudiées, dont six sont décrites pour la première fois : Teleas crassifemur ♂, T. neptuni ♀ ♂, T. niger ♂, T. punctifrons ♀ ♂, T. terricola ♀, et T. villus ♂. Les trois espèces déjà décrites et retenues comme étant du genre Teleas sont redécrites (T. lineaticeps Ashmead, T. pallidipes Ashmead et T. sibiricus Kieffer), et les femelles de T. lineaticeps et T. pallidipes sont décrites pour la première fois. Toutes autres espèces cataloguées par Muesebeck (1979) comme appartenant au genre Teleas, sont ici transférées sous le genre Trimorus Foerster (sous-fam. Teleasinae) (toutes sont de nouvelles combinaisons) : Trimorus americanus (Ashmead), T. coxalis (Ashmead), T. harrington nom. nov. (= Teleas canadensis Harrington nee Acolus canadensis Ashmead), et T. mandibularis (Ashmead). T. sibiricus Kieffer est le seul membre du genre connu de distribution holarctique.

Une cléf d’identification pour les mâles et les femelles du genre Teleas néarctique ainsi qu’une cléf des genres nearctiques de Teleasinae sont inclues.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 113 , Issue 10 , October 1981 , pp. 907 - 929
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1981

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